Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the couch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: on the -couch
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Undergoing psychological therapy or analysis.

Example Sentences

"French: Did that background growing up in the American West, your time serving as a judge in the West, did that inform your approach to administrative law and your approach to these labyrinth of laws? / Gorsuch: David, I don’t know. I can’t put myself on the couch. I don’t know."

Etymology

From the trope of a mental health patient lying down on a couch before a therapist or psychologist.

Questions

What does on the couch mean?: Undergoing psychological therapy or analysis.
Where does on the couch come from?: From the trope of a mental health patient lying down on a couch before a therapist or psychologist.

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